The James Logan Courier

By Brandie Moore, Courier Books Editor

At midnight, the premier of Twilight’s second movie, New Moon, opened in theaters.

Many, many people went to the theater at Union Landing to attend this event. Some may have expected the throngs of Twilight fans to just be teenage girls , but there were actually many adults and children, boys and girls. People came early to wait in line for the multiple showings of the film.

“I came around 6 p.m. and the line was already started. I was amazed. I think this movie is going to do really well. The only bad thing about this situation though is that they make you wait outside and it’s so cold out here.” Sally, a fan of Twilight, said.


As time went on more people showed up to the theater. Around 8 p.m. the lines were so long that it moved to the other side of the street.

“This is crazy!" a moviegoer named Michael said, "I knew people loved this movie, but I didn’t think it was this popular. It amazes me that there are this many people here on an school/work night. I’ve seen really little kids and I thought they are never going to wake up for school tomorrow.“

Around 10:30 p.m., ushers started to let people into the theater to get out of the cold. People moved in quickly leaving all their trash on the floor.

Inside, people got anxious. They crowded in the theaters until they were packed with people, making it hard to find a seat. Many people were buying food and drink and the workers in the theater even brought in a cart of food so people wouldn’t have to leave the theater and get food.

“I’m really excited! I got my popcorn, drink and candy and I’m ready. Bring on the movie!” a girl named Rose said.

When there were about five minutes until the movie started, people started the count down. When the lights dimmed and the previews started people started cheering.

The movie lasted about 2 hours and 30 minutes. As expected there was much cheering when the title appeared and when the familiar Twilight actors Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner made their appearances.

After the movie ended people were cheering and sad simutaneously. People left the theaters as quickly as they came.

“The movie was simply amazing! I loved every second of it! I can’t wait for it to come to DVD and more important I can’t wait for the next movie to come out!” filmgoer Zara said.

An attendee named Sid was less enthusiastic: “I thought the movie was alright. Still not as good as the books though, I hate how they take parts of the story out. They kind of rushed everything too.”

News reports today indicate the midnight showing of New Moon broke the midnight premier record.